Extended Care Health Option

<h2>EXTENDED CARE HEALTH OPTION</h2> The Extended Care Health Option (ECHO) provides financial assistance to beneficiaries with special needs, such as moderate or severe mental retardation, a serious physical disability, or an extraordinary physical or psychological condition, for an integrated set of services and supplies. <h4>Who Qualifies for ECHO?</h4> <ul> <li>Active duty family members</li> <li>Family members of activated National Guard/Reserve members</li> <li>Family members who are covered under the <a href="http://www.tricare.mil/tamp" target="_blank">Transitional Assistance Management Program</a></li> <li>Children or spouses of former service members who are <a href="http://www.tricare.mil/Plans/Eligibility/Other.aspx" target="_blank">victims of abuse</a> and qualify for the Transitional Compensation Program</li> <li>Family members of deceased active duty sponsors while they are considered <a href="http://www.tricare.mil/survivors" target="_blank">"transitional survivors."</a></li> <li>In certain cases, children may remain eligible for ECHO beyond the usual <a href="http://www.tricare.mil/children" target="_blank">age limits.</a> If you or your provider believes a qualifying condition exists, talk to a case manager or with your regional contractor to determine eligibility for ECHO benefits</li> </ul> <h4>What Does ECHO Cover?</h4> While all ECHO benefits must be pre-approved, they include some of the following services: <ul> <li>Training</li> <li>Rehabilitation</li> <li>Special education</li> <li>Assistive technology devices</li> <li>Institutional care in private nonprofit, public and state facilities (may include transport to and from)</li> <li>Home health care</li> <li>Respite care for the primary caregiver</li> <li>Incontinence supplies (diapers)</li> </ul> {fontweight=500:*Note:} ECHO coverage overseas does not give you access to Home Health Care Services or Respite Care Services for Caregivers. Those services are only available within the U.S. and U.S. territories. <h4>How Do You Enroll?</h4> Active duty sponsors with family members seeking ECHO registration must enroll in their service’s Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP), unless waived in specific situations, and register for ECHO with International SOS Government Services, Inc. to be eligible for ECHO benefits. To enroll in the ECHO program, you must complete and submit the following three (3) forms, along with your EFMP Certification Letter:{margintop=-10;nomargin:} <ul> <li>{downloaddocs=/beneficiaries/tco-media/documents/ECHO-Registration-Form-June2022:TOP Extended Care Health Option (ECHO) Registration Form}</li> <li>{sametab:<a href="https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/forms/dd/dd2792.pdf" target="_blank">DD Form 2792: Family Member Medical Summary</a>}</li> <li>{sametab:<a href="https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/forms/dd/dd2792-1.pdf" target="_blank">DD Form 2792-1: Exceptional Family Member Special Education / Early Intervention Summary</a>}</li> </ul> If you are experiencing any technical difficulty downloading the above forms, please try right-clicking and saving the link to your desktop. Once the above three (3) forms are completed, please submit them and your EFMP Certification Letter to International SOS via email, fax, or postal mail (see contact details below): <table border="0" style="width: 0in;" width="0"> <tbody> <tr style="height: 15.1pt;"> <td colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="width: 67.6pt; height: 15.1pt;" width="90">Email::</td> <td colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="width: 223.55pt; height: 15.1pt;" width="298"><a href="mailto:TRICAREenrollments@top.internationalsos.com" target="_blank">TRICAREenrollments@top.internationalsos.com</a></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.9pt;"> <td colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="width: 67.6pt; height: 13.9pt;" width="90">Fax: </td> <td colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="width: 223.55pt; height: 13.9pt;" width="298">+1-215-773-2740</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 29.75pt;"> <td colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="width: 67.6pt; height: 29.75pt;" width="90">Postal Mail:</td> <td colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="width: 223.55pt; height: 29.75pt;" width="298">International SOS Government Services, Inc. ECHO Enrollments PO Box 11689 Philadelphia, PA 19116</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> If you have any questions or need assistance, please {fontweight=400;contentlink=/contact-us:contact} the Beneficiary Support Center (BSC) (when contacting the TOP Regional Call Center, listen carefully to the prompts for the best option to serve you). There is no retroactive registration for ECHO. Prior authorization must be obtained from the TOP contractor for all ECHO services. For more information about EFMP, contact your service branch’s EFMP representative or visit<a href="http://www.militaryonesource.mil/efmp" target="_blank"> www.militaryonesource.mil/efmp</a>. For more information on ECHO, please visit <a href="https://www.tricare.mil/Plans/SpecialPrograms/ECHO" target="_blank">https://www.tricare.mil/Plans/SpecialPrograms/ECHO</a> or refer to the <a href="https://tricare.mil/-/media/Files/TRICARE/Publications/FactSheets/ECHO_FS.pdf?la=en&hash=473076A4AC46423A93FAA6A1FE748AC0C0E54B1CB628E08131908BB701BEA266" target="_blank">Extended Care Health Option Fact Sheet</a>.

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